US6176780B1 - Two-player video game with method of displaying logos and instructions in a manner readable by both players - Google Patents

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US6176780B1
US6176780B1 US09/024,107 US2410798A US6176780B1 US 6176780 B1 US6176780 B1 US 6176780B1 US 2410798 A US2410798 A US 2410798A US 6176780 B1 US6176780 B1 US 6176780B1
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  • the present invention relates to a video game device for playing a game by means of images displayed on a monitor screen, such as a CRT or others, more specifically to a method for displaying various images on the monitor screen and a method for controlling a game.
  • Video game devices for competing games such as competing shooting games and competing block collapsing games, which are played by a plurality of game players by the use of one monitor screen are known.
  • a video game device for competing a game such as a competing block collapsing game, which is played by game players sitting on both sides of one monitor screen usually includes a coin slot provided in one of said both sides, and a selection button provided near the coin slot for selecting one-game-player-play or two-game-player-play.
  • the video game device for playing such competing games includes controllers for operating characters on the monitor screen. The controllers are provided respectively on both sides of the monitor screen.
  • a logo of a game maker, high scores, or others are displayed on the monitor screen in addition to inducing a game player to insert coins.
  • game initial stage images which explain an operational method of controllers are outputted at the start of a game. It is general that such game initial display is formed on the preface that the display is seen on a side of the game device having a coin slot.
  • such one-sided arrangement makes letters or logos opposite to a game player facing a game player on the side of the coin slot, which makes the former player feel awkward.
  • the displayed images are connected with contents of a game play, such as a method for operating controllers, in such one-sided arrangement the game player facing the game player on the side of the coin slot moves to the side of the coin slot to understand the display, which disadvantageously takes time to start the game play.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a display method of a competing video game device for providing game images which can be easily recognized on either either side of a competing video game device.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a control method of a competing mechanical game device in a form of a video game device.
  • the game image includes a game stand-by image displayed when the video game device stands by for a start of a game.
  • the game image includes operation explanatory displays on the monitor screen which is divided so that the operation explanatory displays are properly positioned with respect to the respective game players.
  • An operation explanatory message can be provided positioned properly with respect to the respective game players, which allows the game players to start a game after they insert coins.
  • the game image includes a specific display; the specific display is displayed alternately by a first display mode in which the specific display is properly positioned to one side of the monitor screen and a second display mode in which the specific display is properly positioned to the other side of the monitor screen through a third display mode in which the specific display cannot be recognized on either side of the monitor screen; when the first display mode is shifted to the third display mode and when the third display mode being shifted to the first display, the first display mode is modified to be shifted; and when the second display mode is shifted to the third display mode and when the third display mode is shifted to the second display mode, the second display mode is modified to be shifted.
  • the first display mode is modified so that the specific display is rotated on a rotation axis parallel with the monitor screen; and when the second display mode is shifted to the third display mode and when the third display mode is shifted to the first display mode, the second display mode is modified so that the specific display is rotated on a rotation axis parallel with the monitor screen.
  • a display can be provided on the monitor screen in a first display mode and a second display mode without making the game players feel awkward.
  • a control method of a video game device in which two game players are opposed across a monitor screen to compete, the video game device comprising: a game device body including the monitor screen; a plurality of operational sticks projected from the game device body toward the respective game players and being forwardly and backwardly slidable and/or rotatable clockwise and anti-clockwise; the respective game players operating characters displayed on the monitor screen by said a plurality of operational sticks to hit a ball displayed on the monitor screen.
  • a plurality of operational sticks are controllers of the game device, whereby a game can be played on the game device in the feeling of playing a game on a mechanical competing game device in which characters are operated by rods, which makes the game easy to understand.
  • a moving speed of the hit ball is based on a sliding speed of the operational sticks upon hitting.
  • a speed of the hit ball can be easily adjusted, which makes the game players feel good in operations.
  • a moving speed of the ball is gradually decreased corresponding to moving distances after it is hit.
  • the ball is moved in an almost actual manner, which makes the game realistic.
  • a minimum speed of the ball does not become zero. This prevents the ball from stopping in a region where characters can be moved and interrupting the game.
  • FIG. 1 is an appearance view of the soccer game device according to one embodiment of the present embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the soccer game device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a view an initial display on a monitor screen of the soccer game device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is explanatory views of transient changes of a logo display on the initial display of FIG. 3 .
  • FIG. 5 is a flow chart of a logo display method of displaying the logo on the initial display of FIG. 3 .
  • FIG. 6 shows alternative explanatory views of transient changes of a logo display on the initial display of FIG. 3 .
  • FIG. 7 is a view of one example of game operation explanatory displays of the soccer game device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 8 is a view of regions of the soccer game device according to the embodiment of the present invention, where characters can be moved.
  • FIGS. 9 (A-C) is views of motions of a character corresponding to motions of a stick of the soccer game device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIGS. 10 (A-D) is views of rebounding direction of the ball corresponding to motions of a character of the soccer game device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIGS. 11 is views explaining relationships between a character and advancing directions of the ball.
  • FIGS. 12 (A-F) is views explaining relationships between a rotated character and advancing directions of the ball of the soccer game device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 13 is a view of a movable direction of the goal keepers and motions thereof of the soccer game device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 14 is a view of a trace of the ball rebounded on a side line of the soccer field of the soccer game device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 15 is a graph of relationships between speeds of the kicked ball and distances of the soccer game device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIGS. 16 is views explaining principles of shading a character.
  • FIG. 17 is views of shades of a character shaded on the principle shown in FIG. 16 .
  • FIG. 18 is an explanatory view of volume control of cheering voices of the soccer game device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 1 is an appearance view of the soccer game device according to the present embodiment.
  • a monitor screen 3 such as a CRT or others, for displaying a soccer stadium is incorporated in a game device body 2 of the soccer game device 1 with the display surface faced upward.
  • An operational board 4 is disposed on the upper surface of the game device body 2 , surrounding the monitor screen 3 .
  • Two sets of five sticks 5 to be operated by game players are projected from sides of the operational board 4 opposed to each other. The game players can play the game, facing each other across the monitor screen 3 .
  • a counter unit 6 for displaying scores of the game and a transient time is disposed on the operational board 4 at one side of the center line of the soccer field. Near each set of the operational sticks 5 there are disposed a seal or plate 7 explaining the method for playing the game, various operational buttons, and a coin slot 9 .
  • FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the soccer game device 1 according to the present embodiment, which shows an operation control thereof.
  • the soccer game device mainly comprises a CPU block 10 which manages general operation control of the device and constitutes a part of display control means, a video block 11 for performing display control of game displays, and a sound block 12 for producing effective sounds, etc.
  • the CPU block 10 includes an SCU (System Control Unit) 100 , a main CPU 101 , a RAM 102 , a ROM 103 , a sub-CPU 104 , a CPU bus 105 , etc. This block conducts the operation of the soccer game device 1 .
  • SCU System Control Unit
  • the main CPU 101 incorporates a DSP (Digital Signal Processor) and can execute computer programs at high speed.
  • the RAM 102 stores various image data, etc. transferred from the ROM 103 and also is a work area of the main CPU 101 .
  • the ROM 103 stores a program for initialization in the initial state of the soccer game device 1 and a program for performing game control of the soccer game.
  • SCU 100 generally administers transfer of data through buses 105 , 106 , 107 .
  • the SCU 100 incorporates a DMA controller and transfer required image data to a VRAM of the video block 11 in execution of the game.
  • a position sensor 151 and a rotation angle sensor 152 are provided corresponding to each stick 5 and are connected to the sub-CPU 104 through an A/D converter 150 for converting analog signals from these sensors to digital signals.
  • the sub-CPU 104 is called an SMPC (System Manager & Peripheral Controller) and functions to collect player data indicative of positions and motions of the game characters (the field players and the goal keepers). Specifically, the sub-CPU 104 computes displacement speeds (slide speeds and rotation speeds (rotation amounts per a unit time) of the sticks 5 , based on stick positions and rotation angles provided by the position sensors 251 and rotation angle sensors 152 connected to the sticks 5 .
  • the main CPU 101 processes movement of images to be displayed on the monitor screen 3 , based on displacement data of the sticks 5 transferred from the sub-CPU 104 .
  • the video block 11 operates as a part of the display control means and includes a VDP (Video Display Processor ) 120 for producing game images and a VDP 130 for image synthesis for background images (the soccer field), shading processing which will be described later and clipping.
  • VDP 120 is connected to a VRAM 121 and a frame buffer 123
  • the VDP 130 is connected to a VRAM 131 and a memory 132 .
  • image data necessary for the display is transferred from the main CPU 101 to the VDP 120 via the SCP 100 to be written in the VRAM 121 .
  • the image data written in the VRAM 121 is transferred to a drawing frame buffer 122 or 123 as drawing data containing 16-bit or 8-bit color information per one picture element.
  • the main CPU 101 supplies control information for controlling drawing to the VDP 130 via the SCU 100 . Based on the control information, the VDP 130 processes the drawing data.
  • the VDP 130 is connected to the VRAM 131 , and has a scroll function of moving the entire display screen up and down and left and right, and a priority function (the z-sort or z-buffer) of determining a display order of image data.
  • the VDP 130 outputs the drawing data to an encoder 160 via the memory 132 .
  • the drawing data outputted to the encoder 160 is converted to a format of a video signal and then D/A converted, and is displayed on the monitor screen 3 . Thus, based on the video signal, an image is displayed on the monitor display 3 .
  • the sound block 12 performs sound synthesis by PCM or FM, and includes a DSP 140 and a CPU 141 for controlling the DSP 140 . Sound data produced by the DSP 140 are converted to a 2-channel signal by a D/A converter 170 and is outputted to two speakers 180 , 181 .
  • FIG. 3 exemplifies a stand-by image for a state of the video game device 1 before the game is started, e.g., a state in which, in, e.g., a game center or others, the video game device 1 is waiting for game players.
  • a logo 14 such as a company name or others, is arranged at the center of the image, and a message 15 “INSERT COIN(S)”, etc. is displayed on and off.
  • the logo 14 at the center is displayed in the proper direction.
  • FIG. 4 shows transient changes of the logo displayed on the monitor screen 3 of the soccer game device 1 .
  • the logo 14 in the form of a company name (e.g., SEGA) as pixel data is transiently rotated on the x-axis and the y-axis for higher effective representation.
  • SEGA company name
  • the logo 14 is set so as to properly position with respect to one game player when a rotation angle A on the x-axis is 0°.
  • the logo 14 further rotates on the x-axis, and when a rotation angle A is 180°, the logo 14 is largest.
  • This display control is repeated, whereby a display in which as the logo 14 rotates, the logo 14 positions alternately properly with respect to both game players and always properly in the horizontal direction can be realized.
  • FIG. 5 is a flow chart of the above-described display routine of the logo.
  • a program for executing this display routine is stored in a prescribed region in the ROM 103 .
  • the logo display routine is executed when the CPU block 10 detects an operational state, and the operational state is that the video game device 1 is not being operated for a game play by game players.
  • a logo rotation angle A is advanced by an angle corresponding two rotations in a prescribed unit time.
  • the logo 14 corresponding to a logo rotation angle A at this time is displayed (Step S 2 ).
  • the above-described rotation angles A, B are initialized to be 0° at the time of, e.g., turning on the video game device 1 .
  • Step S 3 it is judged whether or not a current rotation angle A has reached 90° corresponding to the straight line displayed upper in FIG. 4 (display which cannot be recognized on either side of the monitor screen) (Step S 3 ).
  • Step S 3 it is judged in Step S 3 that the current logo rotation angle A has not reached 90°, Step S 1 follows, and the processing of Step S 1 and Step S 2 is repeated.
  • Step S 3 When it is judged in Step S 3 that the current logo rotation angle A has reached 90°, computation for rotating the current logo 14 by 180° on the y-axis is immediately performed to position the logo 14 properly with respect to one game player (located upper in FIG. 3) (Step S 4 ).
  • Step S 5 When the logo is thus rotated, then Step S 5 follows.
  • the logo rotation angle A is advanced by an angle corresponding to two rotations in a prescribed unit time (Step S 5 ), and logo display processing corresponding to a rotation angle A at this time is performed (Step S 6 ).
  • Step S 7 it is judged whether or not the current logo rotation angle A has reached 270° corresponding to the straight line displayed lower in FIG. 4 (display which cannot be recognized on either side of the monitor screen) (Step S 7 ).
  • Step S 7 it is judged in Step S 7 that the current logo rotation angle A has not reached 270°, Step S 5 follows, and the processing of Step S 5 and Step S 6 is repeated.
  • Step S 7 When it is judged in Step S 7 that the current logo rotation angle A has reached 270°, computation for rotating the current logo 14 by 180° on the y-axis, i.e., returning a rotation angle B on the y-axis to 0° to position the logo 14 properly with respect to the other game player (located lower in FIG. 3) (Step S 8 ).
  • Step S 1 follows, and the above-described processing is repeated.
  • the logo 14 is rotated to be displayed on the game initial display or others. If the logo is rotated simply on the x-axis and displayed, the logo 14 is displayed horizontally reverse in the mirror letters, but in this rotated display, the logo is rotated on the y-axis when the logo is located upright, whereby the logo can be always displayed properly in the horizontal direction with respect to the game players on both sides of the video game device 1 opposed to each other. Accordingly, the logo 14 can be easily recognized on both sides of the monitor screen 3 opposed to each other, which does not make the game players feel awkward.
  • the logo display pattern is not limited to the above-described rotated display.
  • a reduced display and an expanded display are repeated, i.e., as shown in FIG. 6, the logo displayed, positioned properly with respect to one side is reduced to the line, and the line is again expanded to the logo displayed, positioned properly with respect to the other side.
  • the monitor screen is divided substantially at the center thereof in a manner, as exemplified in FIG. 7, which is required for the display, and the display is positioned properly with respect to the respective game players, so that the game players can easily understand a playing method.
  • one of the game players operates five field player characters by five sticks 5 .
  • a range in which each character can be moved is three straight lines on the offense side and two straight lines on the defense side per one game player (indicated by the arrow P).
  • a range 19 in which each goal keeper can be moved is the straight line 19 , and the goal keeper can be operated by the central stick 5 only when the ball is in about 2 ⁇ 3 to 3 ⁇ 4 of his own field.
  • the ball 21 is kicked in a direction of the push by correcting an angle (making a reflection angle larger than an incident angle).
  • a moving speed of the ball 21 after kicked is preferably proportional to a moving speed of the stick 5 . This allows a speed of a kicked ball 21 to be adjusted by adjusting a push of the stick 5 , which permits the game players to more enjoy the operations.
  • FIGS. 11 and 12 model some examples of reflections and refractions of the ball with respect to the character 20 .
  • the arrows in the drawings indicate traces of the ball 21 , and the rectangles represent the character 20 .
  • FIG. 12A to FIG. 12F show traces of the ball 21 corresponding to positions (the black points 22 ) where the ball 21 and the character 20 collide with each other when the stick 5 is rotated, and the character 20 is moved from the dot lines to the solid lines.
  • Motions of the ball 21 controlled by a field player character 20 have been explained above, but it is possible that the ball 21 have specific motions corresponding to rotation speed of a stick 5 .
  • the ball 21 is lifted proportionally with a rotation amount of the stick per a unit time for a display in which the ball 21 on the display becomes gradually larger, and a shade of the ball appears.
  • the stick is rotated at a rotation speed exceeding a prescribed rotation speed with the character 20 being remote from the ball 21 , the character 20 slides to the ball 21 to make the soccer game more effective.
  • the character 20 takes a sliding action in the directions indicated by the arrows corresponding to moved rotation angles and directions, and when the central stick 5 is rotated at higher speed, the goal keeper is caused to jump and punch the ball as indicated by 20 ′.
  • the central stick 5 is pushed forward, the goal keeper is advanced by one body and then returned to the initial position.
  • the ball 21 is not caught by the goal keeper and is in the air, that rebounding directions of the punched ball are different depending on hitting positions, and that when the goal keeper advances and punches the ball, the ball 21 is punched farther away.
  • the speed of the ball 21 will explained. As shown in FIG. 15, the speed of the ball 21 is decreased in accordance with a moving distance of the ball 21 but is not stopped. The ball 21 maintains a minimum speed which is above 0. This prohibits the ball 21 from stopping to avoid a state in which any of the characters cannot touch the ball 21 , and makes the game speedy and accordingly entertaining.
  • FIG. 16A the shade 20 a is usually provided, simply diagonally displaced with respect to a character 20 .
  • the shade 20 b is diagonally moved parallelly with a character and further displaced slantly.
  • FIG. 17 shows shades of a character 20 facing in various direction with light applied in the direction of the arrow.
  • the soccer field 30 is divided in, e.g., five regions 30 a , 30 b , 30 c , 30 d , 30 e .
  • the cheering voices are outputted in a small volume,
  • the cheering voices are outputted in increasing volumes when the ball 21 is advanced into the regions 30 b , 30 d , which are nearer to the goal.
  • the cheering voices are outputted in a maximum volume when the ball 21 is advanced into the regions 30 a , 30 e , which are penalty areas.
  • the present invention is applied to, e.g., a video game device for playing a soccer game but is applicable to any video game device for playing competing games, such as hockey games or other games, which are played by two game players opposed to each other across a monitor screen.
  • the rotated display of the logo, etc. is not essentially applicable to competing games and is applicable to other kinds of games.
  • the display method according to the present invention is applied to specific displays other than the display of the logo, etc., as of goals, scores, etc.

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